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RANCHO BERNARDO  The 62-year-old pedestrian who was in a Rancho Bernardo crosswalk when she was struck by a car Wednesday died of her injuries, a long-time friend said. Mary Elliott, 62, was crossing Rancho Bernardo Road near Acena Drive about 5:20 p.m. when she was hit by a Toyota ...

San Diego  A 62-year-old woman walking in a Rancho Bernardo crosswalk was hit by a car driven by an elderly driver and suffered a serious head injury Wednesday, San Diego police said. The woman was crossing Rancho Bernardo Road near Acena Drive around 5:21 p.m. when a 94-year-old man ...

RANCHO BERNARDO  The Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation gave grants totaling $67,000 to more than 20 local nonprofits and school programs for the upcoming year. The grants were presented at the 25th Annual Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation Thanksgiving Luncheon, which drew 350 area residents. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $7,500 ...

NORTH COUNTY  About 530 San Diego Gas & Electric customers have been affected by a power outage Wednesday night in North County. The areas include Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, San Pasqual, Del Dios and Lake Hodges. The utility is working on the outage, which it said was caused by ...

San Diego  An older man who robbed a bank Friday had similarities to the Geezer Bandit, but is not believed to be the same thief, an FBI spokesman said Monday. San Diego police and the FBI responded to Union Bank on Bernardo Center Drive, near Rancho Bernardo Road, shortly ...

RANCHO BERNARDO  San Diego police are searching for a man who robbed a Union Bank in Rancho Bernardo on Friday. Officer Robert Heims said the thief entered the bank on Bernardo Center Drive near Rancho Bernardo Road shortly after 5 p.m. and demanded money. The man left with an ...

ESCONDIDO  The third annual Rancho BEERnardo Festival and Tasting fundraiser, sponsored by the Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club, is taking place this Saturday in Escondido. Billed as San Diego’s only IPA Fest, the event boasts a list of craft breweries to be featured, including Ballast Point, AleSmith, Green Flash, ...

POWAY  The Poway Unified School District’s Student Support Services Department is launching what it hopes will be an annual event for military families. The “Military Family Appreciation and Resource Fair” is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Caring Connections Center, 13626 Twin Peaks Road, Building ...

POWAY  The Poway Unified School District is inviting community members to celebrate “PUSD Day at Petco Park.” PUSD Day is Sunday, Sept. 21. Superintendent John Collins will throw out the first pitch for the 1:10 p.m. game. The Padres will face the San Francisco Giants. Officials say PUSD Day ...

RANCHO BERNARDO  Savannah Tennes, a Rancho Bernardo high school junior, is collecting baby items as part of Operation Shower for moms-to-be from military families. Donations are earmarked for area military bases, including Camp Pendleton. Savannah, whose father served in the Navy during Vietnam, went to Vietnam on a humanitarian ...

RANCHO BERNARDO  As a thank you to local military men and women, many of whom recently served in Afghanistan, members of Bernardo Heights Country Club hosted a “military appreciation day” golf tournament Aug. 18. The club sponsored 100 Marines and Navy personnel from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station for ...

RANCHO BERNARDO  Two retired nurses who started a nonprofit to collect clothing for needy area infants are holding their first fundraiser dinner Sept. 12 at the Bernardo Winery. Judy Blackford and Nancy Sweeney, retired faculty from San Diego State University, have worked in public health and seen families struggle ...

RANCHO BERNARDO  A Rancho Bernardo industrial building was evacuated Thursday when at least nine people suffered reactions to noxious odors from a burning asphalt product, officials said. Firefighters, paramedics and hazardous materials crews went to one building of an industrial park on Bernardo Center Drive at West Bernardo Drive ...

Helping new parents and babies

RANCHO BERNARDO  To most San Diegans, the desperate needs of working poor families are invisible. But not to retired nurses Judy Blackford and Nancy Sweeney, who know too well that hundreds of young parents around the county can barely afford diapers, clothes, formula or even car seats for their ...